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May 11, 2011 | 02:08 PM

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dbell66253

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From: South Florida

Welcome from Florida, start with the battery and go from there, that battery has been sitting for a long time tender or not, of coarse it's going to show 12V while on the tender, if nothing else the tender is putting that out. If you are still showing voltage while riding, that lets you know that the stator and regulator must be working (at least some). So start with the battery, get it load tested first, most auto parts stores will do it free.

May 11, 2011 | 03:04 PM

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Joe66

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From: Montebello, CA

Thank you all very much! I am showing 12 volts OFF of the tender and the voltage drops while I am riding. After a short distance, the voltage has dropped to 0. My thoughts were that the stator was not charging the battery. Maybe the battery is just not accepting the charge while under a load and is too DEAD for the stator to charge??????

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May 11, 2011 | 06:34 PM

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Gator454

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From: Southeastern Michigan

Welcome to the forum from southeastern Michigan U.S.A.

May 28, 2011 | 12:12 AM

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Joe66

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From: Montebello, CA

UPDATE: After the purchase of the manual for my bike, I came to the conclusion that the stator was good and the regulator/rectifier is in fact the part that was bad. I ordered the rectifier online and had it shipped to my office the next for $75. I installed it the same night and have not had a problem since. Everything is good and I have been riding to work every day this week and a few days last week. Thank you all for all of your help.